Rectal cancer finger test can be done by oneself

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Dad is suffering from rectal cancer now. He can't pull out his stool and has trouble defecating. Recently, he has inexplicable abdominal pain. After treatment, he has improved. Now let's share what he can do for the next rectal cancer digital examination.

Rectal cancer finger test can be done by oneself

First: digital rectal examination. Digital rectal examination is a necessary step in the diagnosis of rectal cancer. About 70% to 79% of rectal cancer patients can be found by digital rectal examination when they see a doctor. The doctor can touch the hard and uneven mass. In the late stage, the patient can touch the narrow mass in the intestinal cavity. The fixed finger cuff can see the fecal dirty pus.

Second: pathological examination. This is the main basis for the diagnosis of rectal cancer, rectal cancer surgery often involves diversion problems, affect the quality of life of patients, in order to avoid misdiagnosis, mistreatment, preoperative or intraoperative must be guided by the results of pathological examination for treatment, never easy to dig out the anus.

The third is the determination of carcinoembryonic antigen. It is generally believed that carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is of great value in evaluating the therapeutic effect and prognosis of rectal cancer. Continuous determination of serum CEA can be used to observe the effect of surgery or chemotherapy. If the level of CEA is significantly decreased after surgery or chemotherapy, it indicates that the treatment effect is good; if the operation is not the opposite, the serum CEA is often maintained at a high level; and if the level of CEA is decreased to normal but increased after surgery, it often indicates tumor recurrence.

matters needing attention

Food can only play the role of adjuvant treatment, and the effect is relatively slow, or should be based on drug treatment, but also regularly go to the hospital for examination.